Thursday, November 19, 2015

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  • Orlando to host Copa America soccer tournament in June

    One of the largest soccer tournaments in the world featuring some of the top international sides is coming to Orlando.Orlando was announced on Tuesday as an official host city for the Copa America Centenario 2016 tournament, which will take place in June. The tournament will be held June 3-26 at various venues across the United States.The 2016 tournament signifies the 100-year anniversary of the highly popular South American tournament.Orlando City Soccer Club, the Central Florida Sports Commiss..
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  • Magic wish they had T-Wolves' future

    Karl-Anthony Townsblocked the shot on one end and it led toAndrew Wiggins' dunk on the other.EnviousMagicfans could only dream about the possibilities.The big story wasn’t so much that the Magic won the game against theMinnesota Timberwolvesin OT on Wednesday night, although it did put them at .500 after 12 games.The larger story is that they lost the lottery, er, lotteries, failing to land either Towns this season or Wiggins last season.That’s the reality of it. The luck of it.This game wasn’t ..
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  • Man arrested after bishop, wife shot

    ORLANDO, Fla. -A man was arrested early Thursday on charges of shooting an Orlando bishop and his wife at a shopping center.Denzel Young was arrested in the shooting, which happened around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Washington Shores Shopping Plaza on Columbia Street.Relatives said the victims, who they identified as Harold Lee Hardemon Jr. and his wife, Faith, were alert, talking and doing OK in the hospital.  The Hardemons were innocent bystanders, according to their family."I couldn't believe..
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  • Report: 'Good' school districts often unaffordable

    Report: 'Good' school districts often unaffordable
    The price of admission for areas of Metro Orlando with "good" schools is often too high for the region's mid-level wage earners, a real estate tracking company's study shows.Of nine Orlando-area schools with test scores that far exceeded statewide average scores, only four were located in areas where median home prices are affordable on Central Florida paychecks, according to a study released Thursday by RealtyTrac.Prices and competition tend to ramp up for neighborhoods in higher-performing sch..
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  • David Schillhammer resigns from Orlando Philharmonic - Orlando Sentinel

    David Schillhammer, the Orlando Philharmonic's first and only executive director and one of the region's longtime arts leaders, will step down in February, he confirmed Wednesday."Success is knowing when to go, when to pass off to someone else," he said. "It's time for me to exit stage right, pursue new opportunities and welcome in fresh, new leadership."With a tenure of 15 years, Schillhammer is the longest-serving executive director among Orlando's major arts organizations. He was hired in 200..
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  • Arrest announced in shooting that hurt bishop, wife

    Arrest announced in shooting that hurt bishop, wife
    A local bishop and his wife were caught in gunfire that wasn't meant for them. Now, Orlando police have announced an arrest in the case.The couple were working inside a meat shop Wednesday, when bullets started to fly. Witnesses said the shooter was involved in some sort of argument, went into a barber shop and then went to his car.According to witnesses, the shooter was drunk and went over to a window and started shooting into Big Earl's Meats.Orlando police said Denzel Young was arrested on su..
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  • Police-dog bites led to infection, inmate's death, autopsy says

    Max Gracia's mother didn't blame police Wednesday when autopsy results showed her son died of an infection from police-dog bites.Instead, Willine Gracia pointed the finger at theOrange CountyJail's medical staff, whom she said didn't believe her son when he complained of intense pain."He told the nurse, and I want to be specific here, 'I cannot move,'" Willine Gracia said, recalling what detectives told her during their investigation into Max Gracia's death.The nurse didn't believe him, the tear..
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  • Dwightmare 3.0 Hits Houston

    The word in Houston is thatKevin McHale“lost the locker room.” The real problem was what he found there.Dwight HowardandJames Harden, who are to coaches what Batman and Robin were to crime in Gotham City.It’s not that they were arch-enemies of McHale. They’d just stopped doing things McHale recommended, like play defense, hustle and generally care about the team more than themselves.At least Harden has an excuse. He’s gone Hollywood and hooked up withKhloe Kardashian.If history has taught us any..
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